Wednesday 8 July 2009

Corner view Málaga: Places of reflection

This week's corner view theme is "places of worship ... or places of reflection. A place you can go and just be".

Well, in my corner we have Europe's largest Enlightenment Stupa - a buddhist monument for peace, prosperity and harmony and it's also a place for meditation.

By the stupa
Inside, the stupa has a 100 sq metre meditation room and a room for exhibitions.

By the stupa
The stupa symbolizes Buddha's enlightenment, the realisation of the nature of mind.

By the stupa
The building is 33 metres high.

I'm not a buddhist, but I have visited the place a few times - it is a very beautiful and tranquil place for reflection.

The stupa has its own homepage and there you can read o.a. that "stupas are normally closed monoliths, which believers circumbulate and express their wishes as being in front of Buddha himself. To absorb its beneficial influence into our lives it is recommmended to walk around the Stupa in a clock wise direction. Buddhists believe that wishes done near a Stupa may become true."

If you want to find out more, take a look at the stupa homepage.

Check out more Places of Reflection around the world. You find the links on Spain Daily.

Next wednesday the theme will be The unveiling, showing your true self ...

15 comments:

  1. meditation is also a good way to the reflection... Very peaceful photos !Have a great day, in peace !

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  2. wow ... it is very shiny !

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  3. Here's to wishes and here's to beautiful shots. thanks for posting!

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  4. The Stupa is really in a lovely location overlooking the sea... It's a great place for meditating, imho. :)

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  5. What a beautiful place! I'd love to take some time there.

    Happy Day, Dorte!

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  6. thank you for the Stupa! i was about to post one too, but it would have been just a photo. we don´t have them here in my corner.
    beautiful photos!

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  7. This post is perfect for the theme! Great job.. loved learning about the culture.

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  8. This is so interesting. I've never heard of the stupa in Malaga. It looks beautiful. Buddhism has a way of speaking to everyone, right?

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  9. i love that!!
    perfect for reflection!!!

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  10. AMAZING!! A very beautiful building to find peace. xoxo

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  11. Thank you for these beautiful photos!

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  12. these shots are beautiful!! besos!

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  13. stunning! how peaceful...

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  14. Oh, I love the place! Looks like great place to visit for meditation...
    Thank you for sharing beautiful photos!!

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  15. Does this sit on a cliff overlooking the Med just south of Malaga? We've been wondering about it!

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